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2 SPEAKING b Read the dialogue between Lisa, an
exchange student in Turkey, and
a Discuss the following questions. Nazlı. Find the superstition excluding
1. Why are traditions important? ‘knocking on the wood’.
2. In which fields of life do people have customs Nazlı: Lisa! You’ve just knocked on the
and traditions? wood?
3. Do you know any food customs of other countries? Lisa: Yeah, I think I have. It is a common
superstition in my country, Poland.
4. What are some predominant customs, values, Haven’t you got any here in Turkey?
and traditions about food in Turkey?
Nazlı: Surely we have. The thing is that,
b Discuss and match the food etiquettes to the we have the same one. But, we first pull
countries. our earlobe and make a sound ‘cucuk’ and
1. It is rude to point anyone a. Thailand then knock on the wood. Many people do
with your chopsticks. ____ b. China it here.
2. Finishing your plate means Lisa: Does it have a story of origin?
c. Japan
you liked the food. ____ Nazlı: I don’t know even if it does. But I
d. Korea
3. Don’t start eating before the often do it. There are traditions, customs,
e. Philippines and superstitions all around. We do most
elders arrive at the table. ____
4. Don’t eat from your fork. f. Turkey of them without much attention.
Just use it to push food Lisa: Yes, we don’t know why we do,
either. We might not believe in them, but
onto your spoon. ____
we can’t help doing them. Our primary
5. Accept a dish or glass using both hands.
school teacher would tell us a story about
the origin of it. Pagans thought that trees
6. Don’t be on time for dinner. ____
c Prepare a poster showing different countries were the homes of fairies, spirits, and
and some food etiquettes. Display and present it many other mystical creatures. People
in your class. would knock on the trees- now woods- to
request help or to distract spirits with
3 READING evil intentions. She said this was the
most common superstition all around the
a Do you believe in superstitions? Even if we
don’t, we know many superstitions. Match the world.
superstitious results with the conditions. Nazlı: Nice story. Look Lisa. I have to go
now for the audition. Wish me luck.
a. will die. e. will be mischievous Lisa: Good luck! And don’t forget to cross
b. will suffer. and disobedient your fingers!
c. will strike you. f. will save you from
d. will come home troubles. c Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)
according to the dialogue?
1. If a baby has more than one hair crown, he ____ 1. Lisa has just knocked on the wood. ____
2. There aren’t any superstitions
2. If a dog howls continuously at night, someone ____
in Turkey. ____
3. If you grow cactus near your door, it ____
4. If you don’t spit three times on your body 3. Knocking on the wood in Turkey and in
Poland are exactly the same. ____
when you get a compliment, the evil eyes ____
4. Nazlı thinks we do rituals of
5. If a small child looks through the space between
superstitions consciously. ____
his/ her legs, a guest ____ 5. Someone taught Lisa about the origin of
6. If a bride doesn’t wear something old, something
new, something borrowed, and something blue, the superstition. ____
6. Nazlı has to go to meet with some
her marriage ____
friends. ____
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